I was just commenting in "How much are you willing to spend on a Locomotive. I mentioend I was not in the market for any power right now but just discovered DCC with sound. So I thought if I want to talk about sound I should start a new topic. I am in the process of converting all 50 plus locomotives to DCC sound. As of the end of next week I will be around 10% done. Am I nuts or is this the best thing to happen to model railroading since the electric motor was put into a toy train?[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
It IS just about the best thing to happen to model trains since the electric motor was put inot trains.
As for your being nuts, I’m probably not qualified to judge since I’m planning on converting to DCC sometime in the future. 50+ locos - I must be nuts!
There’s a subject for a new topic (with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy): “You could be nuts if __________” Fill in the blank.
Darrell, in the corner, drooling on my shirt and quiet…for now
[Jeff Foxworthy]
If you get aroused at the sight and sound of a Broadway-Limited J1-e… you may be a model railroader.
If you got to train shows and let your wife think you’re having an affair… you may be a model railroader.
If your pornography collection consists of the Brown Brass Book and pictures of unpainted brass engines… you may be a model railroader.
If you go to family reunions because your uncle has a large model railroad in his basement… you may be a model railroader.
[/Jeff Foxworthy]
I only own 1 sound equiped loco but it is one of my favorites. I’m going to convert 3 Kato AC4400CW’s soon to sound but thats going to be it I think.
Up here inCanada its about $300 to $400 per unit to convert to DCC with sound, it may take me a while.
After buying my first sound loco I liked it so much that I decided that I would only buy sound-equipped locos going forward. I only have four so far but will expand that as new models come out.
My one complaint with this approach is that the sound-equipped steam locos seem to be made only for a few roads (mostly PRR, UP, NYC) while I model several mid-size Midwestern roads. While I suppose I can buy and modify the undecorated versions I’m still a little leery of doing a major overhaul of a $400 engine.
Darrell,
We either have to stop drolling or change our shirts, our wives are starting to look at us in that “funny” way. We don’t look good in those jackets with the sleeves that tie in the back!
Will
Hey whitman you only live once. Go for it, take a chance, go for the gusto, live life in the fast lane. Most likely the worst you could do is mess up and have to take it to LHS if you can find one(thats another topic somewhere else) and get it fixed. Man this is a hobby that you have to take step out of the ordinary in or it will get pretty boreing. I am the guy who put latching reed switches in all of my locos 10 years ago to control them so I could do away with 103 different blocks. I used stone dust from local quarry years & years ago. I get a 5 gallon bucket for free and sift it trough a window screen. I ask why use - wait a minut that is another topic. Got to go and start another topic
David, you might want to do some checking around to find another supplier or installer…assuming you are not doing it yourself. I have had a P2K 0-6-0 and FA2-FB2 set converted. Each installation of sound and DSD100LC from Soundtrax cost me Cdn $120 in Nanaimo. It would be worth your while to pay for shipment each way for this fellow to do it!